Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations
Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) movements, habitat use, and diving behaviour have been studied using satellite-linked transmitters for decades. The inaccessibility of Arctic and subarctic habitats makes these instruments especially valuable for beluga research. The long-term effe...
Published in: | Arctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0032 https://doaj.org/article/0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 2023-05-15T14:23:51+02:00 Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations Kasey P. Ryan Stephen D. Petersen Steven H. Ferguson C-Jae C. Breiter Cortney A. Watt 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0032 https://doaj.org/article/0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0032 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2021-0032 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 Arctic Science, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 1362-1368 (2022) Arctic Delphinapterus leucas tag attachment impacts Arctique impacts de la fixation des étiquettes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0032 2022-12-30T22:40:49Z Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) movements, habitat use, and diving behaviour have been studied using satellite-linked transmitters for decades. The inaccessibility of Arctic and subarctic habitats makes these instruments especially valuable for beluga research. The long-term effects that tags and tag attachments have on belugas, however, are not well known because resightings occur relatively infrequently. Here, we describe two belugas photographed during photographic monitoring programs of two populations: western Hudson Bay and Cumberland Sound. The beluga photographed in western Hudson Bay had scars consistent with the tag pins migrating out, which is thought to occur when the tag is pulled posteriorly due to drag. The beluga photographed in Cumberland Sound had all three tag pins still in place 11–21 years after they were inserted. Both whales appeared to be in good body condition with no evidence of infection, and the beluga from Cumberland Sound was accompanied by a 1-year-old calf. Resightings of previously tagged whales are infrequent for the western Hudson Bay population and have never been documented in Cumberland Sound. However, through long-term photographic monitoring programs, additional sightings may provide more information regarding the method of tag loss and the long-term effects of tagging on whale health and productivity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Cumberland Sound Delphinapterus leucas Hudson Bay Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Cumberland Sound ENVELOPE(-66.014,-66.014,65.334,65.334) Hudson Hudson Bay Arctic Science |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
Arctic Delphinapterus leucas tag attachment impacts Arctique impacts de la fixation des étiquettes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
spellingShingle |
Arctic Delphinapterus leucas tag attachment impacts Arctique impacts de la fixation des étiquettes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 Kasey P. Ryan Stephen D. Petersen Steven H. Ferguson C-Jae C. Breiter Cortney A. Watt Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
topic_facet |
Arctic Delphinapterus leucas tag attachment impacts Arctique impacts de la fixation des étiquettes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
description |
Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) movements, habitat use, and diving behaviour have been studied using satellite-linked transmitters for decades. The inaccessibility of Arctic and subarctic habitats makes these instruments especially valuable for beluga research. The long-term effects that tags and tag attachments have on belugas, however, are not well known because resightings occur relatively infrequently. Here, we describe two belugas photographed during photographic monitoring programs of two populations: western Hudson Bay and Cumberland Sound. The beluga photographed in western Hudson Bay had scars consistent with the tag pins migrating out, which is thought to occur when the tag is pulled posteriorly due to drag. The beluga photographed in Cumberland Sound had all three tag pins still in place 11–21 years after they were inserted. Both whales appeared to be in good body condition with no evidence of infection, and the beluga from Cumberland Sound was accompanied by a 1-year-old calf. Resightings of previously tagged whales are infrequent for the western Hudson Bay population and have never been documented in Cumberland Sound. However, through long-term photographic monitoring programs, additional sightings may provide more information regarding the method of tag loss and the long-term effects of tagging on whale health and productivity. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Kasey P. Ryan Stephen D. Petersen Steven H. Ferguson C-Jae C. Breiter Cortney A. Watt |
author_facet |
Kasey P. Ryan Stephen D. Petersen Steven H. Ferguson C-Jae C. Breiter Cortney A. Watt |
author_sort |
Kasey P. Ryan |
title |
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
title_short |
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
title_full |
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
title_fullStr |
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
title_full_unstemmed |
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations |
title_sort |
photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the cumberland sound and western hudson bay populations |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0032 https://doaj.org/article/0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-66.014,-66.014,65.334,65.334) |
geographic |
Arctic Cumberland Sound Hudson Hudson Bay |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Cumberland Sound Hudson Hudson Bay |
genre |
Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Cumberland Sound Delphinapterus leucas Hudson Bay Subarctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Cumberland Sound Delphinapterus leucas Hudson Bay Subarctic |
op_source |
Arctic Science, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 1362-1368 (2022) |
op_relation |
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0032 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2021-0032 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/0215bfe0e6d34581b2c0a17e141ea097 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0032 |
container_title |
Arctic Science |
_version_ |
1766296319708626944 |